As the fervor toward EMR continues to grow and new systems are being developed to partake in this increasingly competitive market, the same key words are being tacked on to every sales pitch: “streamline your practice”, “easy-to-use”, “improve patient care”, and the list goes on and on. If you’re a decision maker in your practice, [ Read More ]
In the final installment of a blog series about ICD-10, David Miller, CIO at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, said that although he believes the switch to ICD-10 is “another unfunded mandate handed down to us by our representatives in the federal government,” there are also some benefits to the more complex coding [ Read More ]
Eighty percent of 1,000 patients surveyed said the “consumerization” of healthcare is good for Americans, according to the most recent quarterly poll by Wolters Kluwer Health. Forty-six percent of those polled agreed with the statement, “Taking control of my own healthcare makes me feel empowered and good about my quality of care.” The objective of [ Read More ]
Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of office-based physicians are using electronic health records (EHR), according to a data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is up 26 percent from 2011, according to NCHS. Adoption rates varied greatly by state, with just [ Read More ]
If you’re an eligible provider (EP) who didn’t meet the October 3rd deadline for the Medicare EHR incentive program, you may already know that you are not eligible for payment in 2012. However, you are still eligible for payment of up to $39,000 in Medicare incentives if you participate and meet all eligibility criteria in [ Read More ]
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (referred to as “The Stimulus”) authorized a $27 billion program requiring medical providers to use electronic health record (EHR) systems in order to receive financial incentives from Medicare or Medicaid. In order to qualify for the Stage 1 incentives, physicians’ offices must meet “meaningful use” objectives in core [ Read More ]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that providers who attest to Meaningful Use within 2011 will not have to begin Stage 2 until 2014. This places a delay on the initial start date for Stage 2 from 2013 to 2014. Attesting to Meaningful Use within 2011 will give providers more time to [ Read More ]
It’s no secret that these past few years have been tough on the healthcare industry. As technology and healthcare continues to evolve, providers continue their search for assistance in staying on top of the ongoing changes. The past two years were easier to embrace for some more than others. Those physicians who have implemented electronic [ Read More ]
CMS launches its website for Meaningful Use incentive programs The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched the official website for the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. This website will provide the most up-to-date, detailed information about the EHR incentive programs. The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs will provide incentive payments [ Read More ]
The popularity of using electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States is becoming rapidly widespread these days. This is inevitable because EHRs improve healthcare provider’s decisions and patient’s outcomes. And hundreds of thousands of physicians have already proven and experienced the benefits that EHRs provide in their clinical practice and this is also… Tweet